Where does “ebn” come from?

ebn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic ebnaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos — equal, straight; flat, level, even.

ebn (Proto-West Germanic): even, level

Definitions

  1. even, level

Ancestry of “ebn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicebnazeven, level
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁émnosequal, straight; flat, level, even

Words derived from “ebn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁émnos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ebnaz →
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